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Bastiat & Liberty Watchdog Index

Texas Local Government Freedom Index

Objective, empirical rankings grading 6,167 Texas local governments and 31,351 elected officials on fiscal restraint, tax burden, private property rights, and regulatory overreach. Zero peer normalization.

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Top Ranked Elected Officials

Showing 4501–4525 of 7,110 matching elected officials
28-Year Freedom & Budget Trend Benchmark (FY 2000 – FY 2027)
Cohort Average Across Visible Page (25 Ranked Entities)
5-Yr Freedom Trend (FY 22→27)
▲ +1.4 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▼ -0.2 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.4% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+18.5% (CAGR +3.7%/yr)
#4501
State #13292
Matthew Bennett
Director (Place 5) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #538 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 85.1Reg: 86.4Pro-Liberty: 163Expansion: 45▲ +3.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A(85.3/100)
#4502
State #13293
Leisha Ehlert
Director (Place 1) • Sunfield Municipal Utility District #1 (Hays County)
Fiscal: 84.3Reg: 84.7Pro-Liberty: 144Expansion: 56▲ +3.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A(85.3/100)
#4503
State #13331
Jerry Loyd
Commissioner (Place 5) • Harris County Emergency Services District #24 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 84.9Reg: 84.2Pro-Liberty: 148Expansion: 16▲ +2.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A(85.3/100)
#4504
State #13330
Sandy Lawson
Commissioner (Place 4) • Harris County Emergency Services District #24 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 87.3Reg: 87Pro-Liberty: 148Expansion: 16▲ +2.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A(85.3/100)
#4505
State #13295
Steve Sogar
Director (Place 3) • Sunfield Municipal Utility District #1 (Hays County)
Fiscal: 83.9Reg: 83.3Pro-Liberty: 162Expansion: 38▲ +3.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A(85.3/100)
#4506
State #13337
Heath Holt
Director, Place 2 • Reagan Hospital District (Reagan County)
Fiscal: 83.5Reg: 84.7Pro-Liberty: 146Expansion: 18▲ +1.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A(85.3/100)
#4507
State #13329
Maria Gomez
Commissioner (Place 3) • Harris County Emergency Services District #24 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 87.2Reg: 83.8Pro-Liberty: 148Expansion: 16▲ +2.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A(85.3/100)
#4508
State #13328
Lee Spilman
Commissioner (Place 2) • Harris County Emergency Services District #24 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 84.7Reg: 84Pro-Liberty: 143Expansion: 21▲ +2.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A(85.3/100)
#4509
State #13302
Shea Livingston
Director (Place 5) • Collin County Municipal Utility District CR 412 (Collin County)
Fiscal: 83.1Reg: 83.5Pro-Liberty: 151Expansion: 43▲ +3.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A(85.3/100)
#4510
State #13301
Spencer Fred
Director (Place 4) • Collin County Municipal Utility District CR 412 (Collin County)
Fiscal: 85.4Reg: 87.4Pro-Liberty: 151Expansion: 43▲ +3.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A(85.3/100)
#4511
State #13300
Ingrid Cherrington
Director (Place 3) • Collin County Municipal Utility District CR 412 (Collin County)
Fiscal: 85.2Reg: 83.5Pro-Liberty: 151Expansion: 43▲ +3.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A(85.3/100)
#4512
State #13299
Gene Gibbs
Director (Place 2) • Collin County Municipal Utility District CR 412 (Collin County)
Fiscal: 86.2Reg: 86.7Pro-Liberty: 148Expansion: 46▲ +3.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A(85.3/100)
#4513
State #13294
Tara Hays
Director (Place 2) • Sunfield Municipal Utility District #1 (Hays County)
Fiscal: 86Reg: 87.5Pro-Liberty: 158Expansion: 42▲ +3.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A(85.3/100)
#4514
State #13298
Jake Blackwood
Director (Place 1) • Collin County Municipal Utility District CR 412 (Collin County)
Fiscal: 83.7Reg: 83.2Pro-Liberty: 138Expansion: 56▲ +3.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A(85.3/100)
#4515
State #13297
Miklos Gaal
Director (Place 5) • Sunfield Municipal Utility District #1 (Hays County)
Fiscal: 84.6Reg: 84.2Pro-Liberty: 162Expansion: 38▲ +3.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A(85.3/100)
#4516
State #13296
Kindra Poage
Director (Place 4) • Sunfield Municipal Utility District #1 (Hays County)
Fiscal: 86.3Reg: 86.6Pro-Liberty: 162Expansion: 38▲ +3.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A(85.3/100)
#4517
State #13339
Mike Gardner
County Commissioner / Board Member (Place 1) • Ector County Road District #1 (Ector County)
Fiscal: 86.5Reg: 87.1Pro-Liberty: 148Expansion: 16▲ +2.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A(85.3/100)
#4518
State #13326
Tracey McPhaul
Director, Place 5 • Reagan Hospital District (Reagan County)
Fiscal: 85Reg: 84.2Pro-Liberty: 146Expansion: 18▲ +1.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A(85.3/100)
#4519
State #13323
Blair Schaffer
Director, Place 5 • Potter County Aissistance District #1 (Potter County)
Fiscal: 86.9Reg: 85.3Pro-Liberty: 133Expansion: 31▲ +2.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A(85.3/100)
#4520
State #13322
Nancy Tanner
Director, Place 4 • Potter County Aissistance District #1 (Potter County)
Fiscal: 85.8Reg: 84.6Pro-Liberty: 128Expansion: 36▲ +2.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A(85.3/100)
#4521
State #13321
John Coffee
Director, Place 3 • Potter County Aissistance District #1 (Potter County)
Fiscal: 83.1Reg: 84Pro-Liberty: 125Expansion: 39▲ +2.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A(85.3/100)
#4522
State #13320
Juanima Kay Bradley
Director, Place 5 • Baylor County Hospital District (Baylor County)
Fiscal: 86.3Reg: 86.1Pro-Liberty: 141Expansion: 23▲ +2.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A(85.3/100)
#4523
State #13358
Chris Ingram
Justice of the Peace (Precinct 1) • Hardin County (Hardin County)
Fiscal: 86.9Reg: 82.8Pro-Liberty: 162Expansion: 33▲ +3.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A(85.2/100)
#4524
State #13388
James Yeary
Secretary-Treasurer (Place 1) • Marilee Special Utility District (Collin County)
Fiscal: 87.6Reg: 85Pro-Liberty: 123Expansion: 41Lone Dissents: 1▲ +2.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A(85.2/100)
#4525
State #13359
Kenny Davenport
Constable (Precinct 1) • Hardin County (Hardin County)
Fiscal: 83.1Reg: 82.7Pro-Liberty: 159Expansion: 36▲ +3.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A(85.2/100)
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